User Guide

15.2. USING PLUG-INS 203
If you install/de-install a plug-in while the program is running, Live will not detect your
changes or implement them in the Plug-In Device Browser until the next time you start the
program. Use the Re-Scan button in the Plug-In Preferences to re-scan your plug-ins while
Live is running, so that newly installed devices become immediately available in the Plug-In
Device Browser.
Hint: You can also use Re-Scan if you believe that your plug-in database has somehow
become corrupted. Holding down the
Alt
(PC) /
Alt
(Mac) modier while pressing
Re-Scan will delete your plug-in database altogether and run a clean scan of your plug-ins.
15.2.1 Plug-Ins in the Track View
A VST Plug-In in the
Track View.
Once a plug-in is dragged from the Browser into a track, it will show up in the track's Track
View. The original plug-in panel graphics will be replaced with a Live panel, which will
usually represent all of the plug-in parameters accurately and completely, unless they are
simply too numerous or are not modiable in real time. When this is the case, the plug-in's
original editor panel can be opened in a separate window.